Mineral County Rare Species List (2002) - Nevada Natural Heritage Program

As of the date above, this list provides information for the 77 Mineral County plants and animals included on the Nevada Sensitive Animal and Sensitive Plant and Lichen lists and on the Nevada Plant and Animal Watch List. These data reflect only what was entered in our computer databases as of the above date; additional information for some species may await processing in paper files, or may have been entered subsequently.

Information provided for each taxon in the columns below include the various agency status and rank designations, sand and wetland habitat indicators, and endemic status within Nevada. A new Occurrence Status (OCC) column has been added to the left side of the list to show any special status within the county: ?=possible or predicted in the county but not yet confirmed, e=endemic in-state (known in Nevada only from this county), E=endemic (known worldwide only from this county), and I=only introduced or re-introduced occurrence(s) present in this county.

More detailed state-wide information for these taxa is available in our Detailed Rare Plant and Lichen and Detailed Rare Animal lists, and in the Nevada Rare Plant Atlas, which provides comprehensive information on habitat, life-history, description, threats, survey status, literature sources, and known locations for most plant taxa. Further information may be available on-line for some taxa in other lists or reports, or as maps or images, and general information is available for nearly all taxa on the NatureServe Explorer web site.

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OCC RANKS..... ESA. BLM FS. TAXON NAME AND (VERNACULAR NAME).............. NV. 2N  HAB   END


                                            SENSITIVE TAXA


*************** Plants - Pteridophytes (fern allies)

?   G3         xC2   n  si  Botrychium crenulatum                              W    W
       S1?                     (dainty moonwort)


*************** Plants - Flowering Dicots

e   G2         xC2  nc  si  Arabis bodiensis                                   W
       S2                      (Bodie Hills rockcress)

    T2G2                    Astragalus cimae var. cimae                        W
       S2                      (Cima milkvetch)

e   G2               c   w  Astragalus johannis-howellii                       D
       S1                      (Long Valley milkvetch)

    T1G5       RA    s      Astragalus lentiginosus var. sesquimetralis    CE  T    W
       S1                      (Sodaville milkvetch)

?   T2G4       xC2   n  sw  Astragalus oophorus var. lavinii                   W
       S2                      (Lavin eggvetch)

    G2Q              c   w  Astragalus pseudiodanthus                          D    S
       S2                      (Tonopah milkvetch)

    G2         xC2  nc  sw  Cusickiella quadricostata                          W
       S2                      (Bodie Hills draba)

    G2G3                    Cymopterus cinerarius                              W
       S1?                     (gray wavewing)

    G3                   s  Eriogonum ampullaceum                              W    w
       S1                      (Mono buckwheat)

    G2Q                     Eriogonum beatleyae                                D
       S2                      (Beatley buckwheat)

    G2G3Q                   Helianthus deserticola                             W    S
       S2                      (dune sunflower)

    G4                      Opuntia pulchella                              CY  D    S
       S2S3                    (sand cholla)

    G2G3       xC2   n      Oryctes nevadensis                                 W    S
       S2S3                    (oryctes)

    G2G3       xC2   n   s  Penstemon arenarius                                W    S     Y
       S2S3                    (Nevada dune beardtongue)

    G2G3                    Penstemon rubicundus                               D          Y
       S2S3                    (Wassuk beardtongue)

    G3Q        xC2  nc  si  Phacelia monoensis                                 T
       S3                      (Mono County phacelia)

    G2Q              s   i  Polyctenium williamsiae                        CE  T    W
       S2                      (Williams combleaf)

    G4                   w  Sclerocactus polyancistrus                     CY  D
       S2S3                    (hermit cactus)

    G2                   w  Senecio pattersonensis
       S1                      (Mono ragwort)

    G3         xC2  nc  si  Streptanthus oliganthus                            W
       S2                      (Masonic Mountain jewelflower)


*************** Mollusks

    G1G2       xC2   n   i  Pyrgulopsis wongi                                       W
       S1                      (Wong's springsnail)


*************** Insects

E   T1G5                    Euphilotes enoptes primavera                                  P
       S1                      (early blue)

    T2G5       xC2          Icaricia icarioides albihalos
       S1                      (White Mountains icarioides blue)


*************** Fishes

    T1G2       LE    s      Crenichthys baileyi grandis                    yes      W     Y
       S1                      (Hiko White River springfish)

    G2         LT    s   t  Crenichthys nevadae                            yes      W     Y
       S2                      (Railroad Valley springfish)

    T3G4       LT    s   t  Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi                   yes      W
       S3                      (Lahontan cutthroat trout)


*************** Mammals

    G4               n  si  Corynorhinus townsendii
       S3B                     (Townsend's big-eared bat)

    G4         xC2   s   s  Euderma maculatum                              yes
       S1S2                    (spotted bat)

E   T2G5       xC2          Microdipodops megacephalus nasutus                            Y
       S2                      (Fletcher dark kangaroo mouse)

    G5                      Myotis californicus
       S3B                     (California myotis)

    G5         xC2   n      Myotis ciliolabrum
       S3B                     (western small-footed myotis)

    T3T4G5     xC2          Myotis lucifugus occultus
       S1                      (occult myotis)

    G4G5       xC2   n      Myotis thysanodes
       S2B                     (fringed myotis)


*************** Birds

    TUG4       xC2   p      Athene cunicularia hypugaea                    yes
       S3B                     (Western Burrowing Owl)

    G4         xC2   p      Buteo regalis                                  yes
       S3                      (Ferruginous Hawk)

    G5               p   i  Buteo swainsoni                                yes
       S2B                     (Swainson's Hawk)

    G4               n      Centrocercus urophasianus                      yes
       S4                      (Sage Grouse)

    T3G4       LTNL  n      Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus                yes      W
       S1B                     (Western Snowy Plover)

    G4         xC2   n      Chlidonias niger                               yes      W
       S2S3B                   (Black Tern)

    G4         LENL  s   e  Falco peregrinus                               yes
       S2                      (Peregrine Falcon)

    G5                   s  Gavia immer                                    yes      W
       S2S3N                   (Common Loon)

    G4         LTPD  s   t  Haliaeetus leucocephalus                       yes      W
       S1B     L               (Bald Eagle (contiguous US pop))

    G4               p   s  Otus flammeolus                                yes
       S4?B                    (Flammulated Owl)

    G5         xC2   p      Plegadis chihi                                 yes      W
       S3B                     (White-faced Ibis)


                                            WATCH-LIST TAXA


*************** Plants - Flowering Dicots

    G3                   w  Arabis dispar                                      D
       S1S2                    (pinyon rockcress)

    G3                  ci  Arabis shockleyi                                   D
       S3                      (Shockley rockcress)

    G3                      Astragalus callithrix                              D
       S3                      (Callaway milkvetch)

    T3?G5      xC2       s  Astragalus lentiginosus var. scorpionis            D
       S3?                     (scorpion milkvetch)

    G3G4                    Ericameria watsonii                                D
       S3                      (Watson goldenbush)

    G3                      Eriogonum rubricaule                               D          Y
       S3                      (Lahontan Basin buckwheat)

    G3?Q                    Mentzelia candelariae                              D          Y
       S3?                     (Candelaria blazingstar)

    G3?                     Oxytheca watsonii                                  D
       S3?                     (Watson spinecup)

    G4?                     Perideridia lemmonii
       S3?                     (tuni)

    G3?                     Phacelia glaberrima                                D          Y
       S3?                     (Reese River phacelia)

?   G3                      Plagiobothrys salsus                               W    W
       S2S3                    (salt marsh allocarya)


*************** Plants - Flowering Monocots

    G4                      Calochortus leichtlinii
       S3                      (Leichtlin mariposa lily)


*************** Mammals

    G5                   i  Antrozous pallidus
       S3B                     (pallid bat)

    G5                      Lasionycteris noctivagans
       S3N                     (silver-haired bat)

    G5                      Lasiurus cinereus
       S3?                     (hoary bat)

    G3                      Microdipodops pallidus                                  s
       S2                      (pale kangaroo mouse)

    G5         xC2   n      Myotis evotis
       S4B                     (long-eared myotis)

    G5         xC2   n      Myotis volans
       S4B                     (long-legged myotis)

    G5         xC2   n      Myotis yumanensis
       S4B                     (Yuma myotis)

    G5                      Ochotona princeps                              yes
       S3                      (American pika)

    G5                      Tadarida brasiliensis
       S4B                     (Brazilian free-tailed bat)


*************** Birds

    G3         xC2          Agelaius tricolor                              yes      W
       S2                      (Tricolored Blackbird)

    G5               p      Aquila chrysaetos                              yes
       S4                      (Golden Eagle)

    G5               p      Dendroica petechia                             yes      W
       S3B                     (Yellow Warbler)

    G5               p      Geothlypis trichas                             yes      W
       S3B                     (Common Yellowthroat)

    G4         xC2       s  Histrionicus histrionicus                      yes      W
       SAN                     (Harlequin Duck)

    G4               p      Melanerpes lewis                               yes
       S4                      (Lewis' Woodpecker)

    G5               p      Numenius americanus                            yes      W
       S3?B                    (Long-billed Curlew)

    G5               p      Oporornis tolmiei                              yes
       S4B                     (Macgillivray's Warbler)

    G3               p      Pelecanus erythrorhynchos                      yes      W
       S2B                     (American White Pelican)

    G5               p      Vermivora celata                               yes
       S4B                     (Orange-crowned Warbler)

    G5               p      Wilsonia pusilla                               yes      W
       S4?B                    (Wilson's Warbler)